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Podcast: Paki Kēhua
Episode: The Last Goodbye
Description: Episode 32 - The Last Goodbye (Based on a True Story)
You might think that talking to the dead is abnormal, but not if you're Māori! We communicate with them all the time through our whaikōrero, karanga, and waiata. Sometimes, if you're lucky or unlucky (depending on the circumstances), they might even speak to you. A few years back, one of my wife’s whanaunga passed away. We were all very close, and my wife and her whanaunga kept in touch over the years through Facebook, Messenger, and the occasional phone call. One day, we received an od...